Celso Navarro Díaz was sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading an organization that transported cocaine and marijuana from the Pacific coast of Colombia to Costa Rica before introducing the drugs into the United States. ^[1] The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that a federal jury convicted Celso Navarro Díaz, a 65-year-old Colombian national, of conspiring to traffic drugs. ^[2] A federal jury found Celso Navarro Díaz guilty in January of conspiring to traffic over five kilograms of cocaine and marijuana from the Pacific coast of Colombia to Costa Rica for eventual importation into the United States. ^[3] The US Department of Justice reported that Celso Navarro Díaz, a 65-year-old Colombian national, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading a drug trafficking organization. ^[4] Authorities from Panama, Colombia, and the US Coast Guard intercepted four vessels linked to the organization's operations over a two-year period. ^[5] During a five-day trial, prosecutors presented evidence establishing that Navarro Díaz directed from Colombia an organization that transported cargoes of cocaine and marijuana with a final destination in the United States. ^[6] During a five-day trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Navarro Díaz directed operations from Colombia and used coded language regarding contraband activities and the seizure of three vessels. ^[7] The US Office of International Affairs and the US judicial attaché in Bogotá collaborated with the Colombian government to secure Navarro Díaz's detention and extradition to the US in September 2024. ^[8]